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ews Brief: Harrah’s St. Louis Casino and Hotel in Maryland Heights was the only Missouri casino in the St. Louis area that did not report a drop in revenue in July, the Missouri Gaming Commission reported Thursday.

News Brief: Casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey, won 4.8 percent less money from gamblers in July, when they were closed for three days, compared with a year earlier, the state's Casino Control Commission said on Thursday.

News Brief: Pechanga Casino and some of its peers in Southern California could reap mixed but potentially large benefits by following a Coachella Valley Indian tribe's push for expanded casinos on its land, industry consultants said Thursday.

ews Brief: Casino boats in Horry County must give detailed financial reports of their winnings to the state, according to South Carolina administrative law judge ruling released Friday.

News Brief: Buffalo Comptroller Andy SanFilippo has offered to negotiate a suitable pact between Mayor Byron Brown and the Seneca Gaming Corp. for a planned downtown casino.

Jamie Gold dominated the 2006 WSOP Main Event for seven days, defeating a record-field of 8,773 players enroute to winning $12 million and poker's most prestigious bracelet.

Fan favorite 2006 WSOP Main Event Final Table participant Richard Lee rubbed a few people the wrong way with his carefree attitude about the $12 million prize money, but eventually his honesty won the hearts of WSOP spectators.

Casino City reporter Ryan McLane is providing recaps of the elimination hands at the Main Event Final Table. He will continue to update this column as players are eliminated from the largest live poker tournament ever held.

PokerTek announced a second quarter loss of over $2 million, but the company, which offers computerized poker tables to casinos for live game play, is still gaining momentum.

With the 2006 Main Event Final table just minutes away, Casino City reporter Ryan McLane is there live to report on all the hype and surroundings of poker's biggest day.

News Brief: A Florida appeals court has order a trial over accusations that pro-gambling petitioners forged signatures to get the slot issue on the statewide ballot in November 2004.

News Brief: Ho-Chunk Nation officials report that roulette, craps and poker will return to their Baraboo casino after a brief, legally induced hiatus.

News Brief: Team 206, a consortia of California tribes, reviewed the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians"s new casino compact and were told they may use the amended compact as a template.

Connecticut, Delaware and Las Vegas casinos benefited from the Atlantic City casino shutdown this past July.

News Brief: Nearly a dozen anti-smoking activists came to an Atlantic City Council meeting to urge the members to support a ban on smoking in the resort's casinos.

xwoods Resort Casino will once again be the epicenter of the poker world as the prestigious World Poker Finals and hugely popular World Poker Tour return to New England this fall.

News Brief: Greektown Casino received final approval Tuesday for its permanent $200 million casino/hotel/entertainment complex.

Travelers flying from one busy Southern California airport can now get a head start on their Las Vegas vacation moments before they leave the Golden State.

The fourth annual Bodog Party in Las Vegas was a fantastic success as stars, poker pros and international gambling professionals got their groove on at Tao at the Venetian Tuesday night.

Magna Entertainment Corp., owner of Gulfstream Park, has reached a definitive agreement with the Florida Horsemen Benevolent and Protective Association on the purse contributions from slot machine revenues at Gulfstream Park.